The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-11
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: The
late Gov. Seymour was once credited with hav-
ina said dlspiritedly something to tho effect
that tho leaders OF ono party and the masses OF
tho othcr were better than tho opposing load
ors and masses respectively. Hc was too polite
to have said II for the public ear, therefore It's
repetition would not BIO proper. Let It stand
as conundrumi
II 10 due TO the Old Dominion. once the mo-
bic mother OF Presidents-of Washington,
Jefferson, Madison. and Monroe--to say that
Virginia was privileged to breed and rear
statesmen, and her exceptions only continue
to prove the rule. Abls and patriotic men
ruled her recent Democratic State Convention,
and took moro pains to formulate platform
OF sound principles than to puff party tactics
or bid for public patronage. Tho Democratic
party cannot got along without Virginia in the
next Presidential election any moro than with
out New York, New Jersey, aud Indiana, not
to speak OF Connecticut. which is something Of
an appendage OF New York. All these States
are now protective States with Virginia In tho
lead and II Indiana Is q possible exception. IT
lions. Here Is one illustration q ths potency
OF experience rs an exemplar. VIII 1t not DO
wise to be taught In her SCHOOL,
truly Democratic and rationallv protective
an i when Ak Young Hickory received the man;
mean while. had wavercd and was lost. Pierce
oilers and tsmporisers, aud dragged down their
Eartiy With Thy Clay and Eith
is true were for the American system rather
rizors and hence failure "a! though handicapped
the 81 sss voc
phases Of national politics.
The old policy Of the fathers OF our Democracy
Yaipel tho rauubli0 itg hiuhaSt axnltAtiOn
and gave It's Leaders d success and fame. Then
and politicians all discussed measures as well
lessen debts; and ali classes Of the, community
IS itG now WIFE prodnotlen never so apundan
discontont and distraction are predominant
Inotice that the President has caused to be
poliIsa! action. fhis Il certainly IN bsd taste,
like Lincoln or ridden would descend. to
se as King s smPeror Ike Ss't Ba
garian aspirant or Russian despot, who has
s onss snow ts f s q Se
United States is merely well-paid servant, Of
the people. chosen to execute their will as de.
the manner of the House OF Commons, and in
accordance with the decrees Of tho majority
settled at the ballot box. Hear him talk:
:S II a.. party have
nsn
upon by Others IL yielded TO the nero request Of
one known to DO near me in personal friendship They
would have put in opposition to the very thing was
trying to carry through
But il Is n wonderful thing for political party to
have put aside the blindness of partisanshp although
al such apparent disadvantage to aud TO have acgut
esced In the order thnRs although opposed
previous political mehods."
Harder than anything to endure" for him.
but endured by the hest Of, Presidents with
ease and without conpunctioni He had no
such scruples when he wanted his party to
and methods. as contradisting!iished from the
principles and practices OF the other party
Yet for his own aggrand cement he has. never.
theless done the very things he affects to con-
denim as no one ever did before him! II Is not
honest, even as the platform reads.
AN OLD DEMOCRAT.